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taken about an hour after, and thought the barm
as naſtineſs upon the ſheet: Willie cried, Figh, figh,
ſet up woman, ye hae filed the bed: It’s no true,
Willie ſaid ſhe: but it is true, ſaid Willie look
that that is upon the ſheet: Well, ſaid the it’s no
e that’s done it, it’s ſurely you, Willie, than: but
it ſpeaks Willie’s mither, Ye are a great liar, ye
fifty jade, my Willie ne’er fil’d the bed ſince he was
ur years auld: Fy for ſhame, ye limmer, ye ha’e
nen e’er well fuppert; ye ha’e hadden o’er well to
nur head yeſterday. But up gets Willie, and on wi’
s claiſe, and rins awa’ to the miniſter; but the
miniſter was taking his moreing walk in his yard:
indeed Sir, ſaid Willie, I ha’e ſomething to tell you:
Miniſtier. Well Willie, what wad ye ſay?
Willie. Indeed Sir. ye maun come an’ take awa’ my
riſe, for the has a great ſaut; ye maun juſt break
her marriage again, for I winna keep her langer.
Min Indeed Willie, we canna break marriage a-i
in, what ſaut has your wife?
Willie Indeed, Sir, ſhe fires the bed; ſhe did it
is laſt night
Min. O Willie, ſhe has been, drunk, ſhe will never
di it again.
Willie. Ye’re a curſt liar, Sir, ſaid Willie, ſhe wiſ-
en drunk, nor yet the war o’ drink, ye heating raſ-
ed it ye are; I wadna believe the word that ye wad
ony after that-, ye are war than any horſe-cowper or
cow-cowper that ever ſait’d a beaſt; an’ a body get
bad horſe or a bad coatm they can ſell them, but a
life that files the bed. is war nor pay o’ them; ye
ſay come an’ſee what ſort o’ a bed ſhe has made to
be this laſt night; there is as muckle naſtineſs upon
the ſheet as wad ſupper a ſow, tho' ſhe had na gotten
her dinner.
Min. Indeed, Willie, ye maun keep her half a year,
I ye ſee if ſhe grows better, for marriage cannot be
token; an! I’d not bid you marry againſt: your will.
I Willie Well then. Sir, ye ſudra mak bargains ſas
maker: that they manna be broken; di ye think that
I'd keep a ſoul wife a my days, ſo’ Willie.
